fixing a sligtly loose hammer head?

[reptilezs]

picked up a couple vaughn ball peens today. one of the heads is slightly loose from the handle. is there a quick way to tighten up the joint without getting another handle?

 

[ibedayank]

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[Slip_Kid]

Try to find one of those little wedges that get hammered into the top. If it's a wood handle I would soak the head in water a bit to prevent the wood from splitting.

 

[p_mori7]

Turn it upside down (head towards the ground), and use another hammer to strike the bottom of the handle. This will cause the head to seat itself deeper on the handle, then use the wedges shown in the previous post to set it in place. You may need to trim the excess wood form the handle that will stick up from the top of the head.

 

[bgott]

Turn it upside down (head towards the ground), and use another hammer to strike the bottom of the handle. This will cause the head to seat itself deeper on the handle, then use the wedges shown in the previous post to set it in place. You may need to trim the excess wood form the handle that will stick up from the top of the head.

You can also thump the handle end on the concrete and it will do the same thing, if it's your only hammer!

On Edit: That means that you thump the very end of the handle, with the head pointing straight up. I can just see someone banging the side of the end of the handle on the ground while thinking "What the hell was that idiot thinking, this isn't working"!

 

[slip knot]

I wouldn't reccomend soaking in water but I have had some luck soaking in boiled linseed oil. The linseed oil wont dry out as fast as water.

 

[rlb1953]

Soaking the end in antifreeze will swell up the wood and tighten the head on.

 

[reptilezs]

i gave the hammer a closer look and the current wedge was sticking up above the hammer a little. i just hammered the wedge back in and the handle is tight

 

[LWaite]

Soaking the end in antifreeze will swell up the wood and tighten the head on.

Wow I had no idea ..,thanks